BMW’s M3, scheduled for launch next year, will feature V8 power for the first time, derived from the same powerplant propelling its road-rocket siblings, the M5 and M6. The 4.0-liter engine should deliver 415 hp via a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox or an optional six-speed manual.

In these photos our spy caught the M3 on a test drive near Munich, allowing us to reveal the car from every angle. Note the large air intakes at the front end, wider fenders and four exhaust pipes.

BMW’s sunshine-loving buyers will have to wait an extra year for the convertible M3, along with a rumored four-door “bring the family” M3 sedan.

I would agree that based upon these pics, the new M3 exterior looks somewhat bland. I hope that for $60+ grand BMW offers $60+ grand worth of upgraded design over the current E90.

remember they still have camo covering things up and that the stuff is sloppily thrown on for testing. just look at the basic form the car is taking not the detail, wait for the official pics, then judge the car.

got that from the M3 forum guys, so it has to be legit, looking at it closer it the exact car depicted on M3 spy photos. except for the wheels maybe

Sorry but Uli_HH is right, that was a spyvideo of the 335i coupe. You can tell because it doesn't have quad exhausts, only dual split exhaust. Look at e90post's video thread, they have it listed there as the E92 spyvideo also.